What color is #224120?

#224120 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #224120?

The RGB value is 34, 65, 32: 34 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #224120?

The complementary color is #3F2041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #224120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#224120 color

#224120 rgb(34, 65, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #224120 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 25.5% green and 12.5% blue (34, 65, 32).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#224120 color codes

HEX	`#224120`
RGB	`rgb(34, 65, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 25.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 51%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, -19.53, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 25.62, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.811, 4.225, 2.034)`
Decimal	`2244896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #224120, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #224120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#224120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #224120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #224120; }
.text { color: #224120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 65 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #224120, #20412f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #224120?: #224120 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #224120?: The RGB value is 34, 65, 32: 34 red, 65 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #224120?: The complementary color is #3F2041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #224120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.